The T206 Honus Wagner Baseball Card
How much would you pay for an old baseball card? Wayne Gretzky (a hockey player) paid $451,000 for it in It was sold in February 2007 to a private collector for $2.3 Million. It was sold again in September 2007 to another private collector for $2.8 Million.
Why was the Honus Wagner card so valuable??
Honest “Honus” Facts Shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates from One of the original members of the Baseball Hall of Fame One of the best hitters in Baseball history – he hit over.300 for 17 straight years. Won the National League Batting Championship 8 times. Stole 722 bases in his career. Some experts think he was the greatest all-around player ever. Few Baseball cards with his picture were made because the tobacco company made the cards and Honus didn’t want to be connected with smoking.